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Valorization of Lignin via Oxidative Depolymerization with Hydrogen Peroxide: Towards Carboxyl-Rich Oligomeric Lignin Fragments
- Source :
- Molecules, Vol 25, Iss 11, p 2717 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2020.
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Abstract
- The extraction and characterization of defined and carboxyl-rich oligomeric lignin fragments with narrow molecular weight distribution is presented herein. With regard to the well-known pulp bleaching process, oxidative lignin depolymerization was investigated using hydrogen peroxide in an aqueous alkaline solution (i.e., at T = 318 K, t = 1 h) and subsequent selective fractionation with a 10/90 (v/v) acetone/water mixture. While the weight average molecular weight (MW) of lignin in comparison to the starting material was reduced by 82% after oxidation (T = 318 K, t = 1 h, clignin = 40 g L−1, cH2O2 = 80 g L−1, cNaOH = 2 mol L−1) and subsequent solvent fractionation (T = 298 K, t = 18 h, ccleavage product = 20 g L−1), the carboxyl group (–COOH) content increased from 1.29 mmol g−1 up to 2.66 mmol g−1. Finally, the successful scale-up of this whole process to 3 L scale led to gram amounts (14% yield) of oligomeric lignin fragments with a MW of 1607 g mol−1, a number average molecular weight (MN) of 646 g mol−1, a narrow polydispersity index of 3.0, and a high –COOH content of 2.96 mmol g−1. Application of these oligomeric lignin fragments in epoxy resins or as adsorbents is conceivable without further functionalization.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14203049
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Molecules
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.86e55d4015a47959f203a55735396a3
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25112717